We purchase our products from around 60 suppliers, which are located
in Europe and Asia.

Supplier Requirements We want our products to be manufactured under good working
conditions. This is why we have a code of conduct. Our code is based
on ILO's core conventions and the Convention on the Rights of the
Child, and includes the following supplier requirements: -
compliance with local labour law - statutory pay and working
hours - the right to organise and bargain collectively - a
ban on child labour - a ban on discrimination - a ban on
forced labour - health and safety in the workplace -
compliance with local environmental legislation

All
suppliers of garments and other products that bear the COS brand
commit to our code of conduct. When our suppliers sign our code of
conduct, they also agree to undergoing audits that serve to assess
their compliance with the code. This means that we may conduct
announced or unannounced audits at any time.

All products
sold under the COS brand name are covered by our code of conduct. For
products in limited quantity sold under other brand names, exceptions
may apply.

Monitoring Code of Conduct At the outset of a supplier relationship, we carry out an
extensive audit. The aim is to obtain as accurate a picture as
possible of social and environmental practices and conditions. The
audit includes over 300 questions and each audit takes two to six
working days to complete. During the audit the auditors inspect the
plant, go through employment contracts, timesheets, payroll reports
and other documentation as well as talk to factory employees and
management. After each audit the results are discussed with the
supplier. The supplier is then given a certain period in which to draw
up a plan for remedying any deficiencies. The implementation of such
measures is followed up by the auditors.

Read more about
our supplier requirements, monitoring process and improvement projects
at www.hm.com/csr

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